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Connecting an AC Power Cord...............................................................................................................3-9
Verifying the Installation........................................................................................................................3-10
4 Initial Power-On .........................................................................................................................................4-1
Setting Up the Configuration Environment..............................................................................................4-1
Connecting the Console Cable ...............................................................................................................4-1
Console Cable .................................................................................................................................4-1
Connection Procedure.....................................................................................................................4-2
Setting Terminal Parameters ..................................................................................................................4-2
Booting the Switch ..................................................................................................................................4-5
Checking Before Power-On.............................................................................................................4-5
Powering On the Switch ..................................................................................................................4-5
Changing the Boot Mode.................................................................................................................4-7
5 Loading Software.......................................................................................................................................5-1
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................5-1
Approaches for Loading Application and Configuration Files.................................................................5-1
Loading Files Through the Boot ROM Menu ..........................................................................................5-1
Introduction to the Boot ROM Menu................................................................................................5-2
Loading Files Using XMODEM Through Console Port ...................................................................5-3
Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port ........................................................................5-11
Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port ..........................................................................5-14
Loading Files Through CLI....................................................................................................................5-17
Loading Files Using FTP ...............................................................................................................5-18
Loading Files Using TFTP.............................................................................................................5-19
6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................6-1
File Loading Failure.................................................................................................................................6-1
Password Loss........................................................................................................................................6-1
User Password Loss........................................................................................................................6-1
Boot ROM Password Loss ..............................................................................................................6-1
Power Supply Failure..............................................................................................................................6-2
Configuration Terminal Failure................................................................................................................6-2